Category Archives: NHWAS News

Gate codes

the gate codes will be changed Sunday 4th June after the work party please email the club if you have not yet received your new card (more…)

Steve Clarke – service details

A lot of people have been asking for details for Steve’s funeral, the details we have received are below. Please join us to celebrate the life of Steve Clarke. Tuesday 6th June at 4pm West Herts Crem High Elms Lane (more…)

Minutes of the 2023 AGM

NOTE: This AGM was conducted on Zoom Committee Apologies: Peter Cowan Two members attended on Zoom CHAIRMANS OPENING ADDRESS – Welcome to the 2023 AGM and to the 88th year of the existence of NHWAS. The Committee Several changes to (more…)

Springwell Lake – spawning

We will monitor the situation but we have been told that the carp have started to spawn. The lake remains open (for the time being). Anyone that decides to fish, please do not fish in the shallows or any where (more…)

Steve Clarke 1960 – 2023

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Note from NHWAS Chair: It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the death of our River Secretary, Steve Clarke. Many of you, particularly older river members, will have known Steve for a long time.  He (more…)

Carp Match

The annual 48hr pairs carp match will be held from noon Saturday 6th May until noon Monday 8th May. Please note that the lake will be closed to anglers not participating in the match at this time. The spaces are fully subscribed (more…)

Tree work

Please note that tree surgeons will be working on the East Bank w/c 10th April and will be returning the following week as needed. Although there may be some disturbance if you are fishing the work is unavoidable and we (more…)

Minutes of 2022 AGM

NOTE: This AGM was conducted on Zoom Committee Apologies: Peter Cowan Six members attended on Zoom CHAIRMANS OPENING ADDRESS – So here I am doing a Chairman’s opening address again at an NHWAS AGM by Zoom.  Another Covid year has (more…)

Fishing on Springwell Lake and working parties

As a reminder this was introduced in 2018: Full members are reminded that there is no fishing on Springwell Lake during working parties.All swims are to be vacated by 8am on the morning of any working party and anyone wanting (more…)

Canoeing on our stretch of River Colne

  If you are confronted by groups of canoeists on our river, they should be asked to leave by exiting the river at the first possible point and portaging their kayaks over to the canal, which is a public navigation.  (more…)